Three of the farmers who committed suicide were from Buldana district, while two were from Chandrapur and one each from Yavatmal, Akola, Washim and Amravati, the NGO, Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti said in a release in Nagpur.
If there is a will, there is a way. That is what a tiny non-governmental organisation, which has its office atop a public toilet in a Mumbai suburb, has proved it by winning the 2007 Urban-Age Award. The Triratana Prerana Mandal (TPP) at the Milan shantytown shared the Rs $ 100,000 award with the high-profile Mumbai Waterfronts Development Centre.
While everyone from economists and management consulting firms use the promise of a "Young India" as a compelling argument to pit India against an "Ageing China", a study says marketers might be missing the big picture.
The non-governmental organisation chaired by Gohil, Lakshya Trust, has recently won the 'UNAID Civil Society Award 2006' for its contribution in preventing HIV/AIDS among homosexual men.
In the wake of the rape-cum-murder of a call centre employee in Bangalore, the National Commission for Women will on Tuesday hold a meeting with industry representatives to review the safety of women employees in the BPO sector.
During the hearing, the NGO said the beneficiaries of the rule were former chief ministers of all parties.
The ambassador appreciated the relief operations conducted by the Pakistan Army.
Pak group's "anti-US" play raises NGO's hackles
Four girls and five pimps have been arrested from Handwara area in Kupwara district.
The eight-day long annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, which began in Dubai on Wednesday, would intensively discuss employment creation, private sector development and financial sector reforms.
The letter is now said to have been written by Thomas W Graham, an academic working on non-proliferation matters who was active on issues pertaining to India.\n\n
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India was among the 11 countries that abstained from voting on the resolution in the UN Economic and Social Council.
Sulabh will build the toilets and pass on the technology through training.
The report documents allegations of reprisals and intimidation in 38 countries, some of which are members of the Human Rights Council.
There is discontent among non-governmental organisations over the Foreign Currency Regulation Act Amendment Bill to regulate the flow of foreign funds. The Bill is to be tabled in this session.
During interrogation, the boy revealed that he had destroyed the instrument, the Subscriber Identification Module card and the clips. He, however, did not answer questions on where he dumped them.
72 farmers have committed suicide in the past 15 days in Vidharbha.
The ban on plastic bags in Mumbai has on one hand the milk-packaging community crying hoarse as to how it would make milk dearer by 20 per cent, and on the other sees non-governmental organisations involved making and selling biodegradable paper bag.
After tying up with 15 banks, state-owned National Insurance Company on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with leading NGO, HelpAge India, to distribute its products.
TV, Bollywood personalities filed a PIL in Bombay HC seeking a direction to the centre and the Maharashtra government to list steps taken to provide relief to victims of the recent deluge in the state.
SIPN had conducted seven such marriages in the past.
So, with the number of free transactions being limited, the account holder needs to prioritise his visits to the bank or ATMs.
The funding comes after a 2016 report found an increase in violent incidents by cow vigilantes mostly against Muslims in India and authorities often 'failed' to prosecute them.
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